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To boost Japan's domestic production of next-generation semiconductors, Rapidus Corp. has unveiled a plan to build its first chip plant in Hokkaido.
News Japan » Hokkaido » Trade: Japan antitrust watchdog raids firms in Hokkaido Shinkansen bid-rigging probe
The Hokkaido Shinkansen line went into service between Shin-Aomori Station in Aomori Prefecture and Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on March 26, 2016. In March 2025, the transport ministry released a ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Trade: Japan approves $4B subsidies for local chipmaker Rapidus: report
Japan approved ¥631.5B (about $4B) in additional subsidies to hasten local chipmaker Rapidus' entry into the AI chipmaking space, Bloomberg News reported. The money is aimed at bankrolling Rapidus’ ...
News Japan » Hokkaido » Trade: Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’
After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect. By River Akira Davis River Akira Davis, the Japan ...